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Rangnick couldn't see Ferguson's expression, and Ferguson was actually a little wary of Chu Zhongtian's active pursuit of shots. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info Even if Chu Zhongtian strengthens his shooting this season, it is rare for him to start so frequently in the time period when the game has just begun? The two chances just now, if it were the Chu Zhongtian he usually knew, it was estimated that he would choose to pass the ball and make a wedding dress for his teammates.

Why is it so aggressively seeking goals today?

But the game was only four minutes underway, and it would have been too much of a noise to make adjustments. Ferguson decided to do nothing and wait and see.

So he didn't have any expression on his face and continued to watch the game going on on the pitch.

※※※"Oh! "Seeing that Chu Zhongtian created a threat with two consecutive shots, Boss John in the stands shouted excitedly." What a pity! Ahhh ”

"Chu's ** shot is much stronger than before! At Wimbledon, I remember he couldn't even shoot......"

"Ahem, when did that happen? Today's Chu is already different! ”

"Chu looks very good today! That's good, that's good! It's not in vain that we came from London to watch him play......"

"Let's score a goal, Chu! Score a goal at Old Trafford! Everyone shouted in unison.

The noisy group of Englishmen also attracted the attention of the surrounding German fans, who looked at the group of Englishmen with a little surprise. They wore blue jerseys that weren't Hoffenheim jerseys and cheered for Hoffenheim with gusto. Does Hoffenheim also have fans in the UK? But why don't they wear Hoffenheim shirts?

※※※ Chu Zhongtian shot twice in a row in just half a minute, which made Kutssack a little embarrassed, and also made the Manchester United players feel gloomy. How could they allow such a country team to go wild on their own turf?

Kutzsak's clean jersey was stained grass green on the left side of the ball because of two consecutive downs, and he didn't care about his image, constantly shouting at his teammates to pay attention to defense. The coach has said many times that Hoffenheim have played attacking football, and fast attack is their characteristic, and Kutzsak, as the starting goalkeeper, has not been able to understand what kind of attacking football and what kind of fast attack. Now he knows...... But the United players didn't listen to him as a goalkeeper. Just kidding, being shot twice in a row by the opponent in front of his own goal, like entering no man's land, what do you think of our defenders? If we just let him go and don't fight back, are we still Manchester United?

So now is not the time to strengthen the defense at all, but to attack vigorously! Shoot back with a goal!

This is the end of provocation Manchester United!

※※※ Soon Manchester United got a chance to take revenge.

Four minutes later, Ryan Giggs broke through on the left and then crossed, Owen still jumped up and shook his head at the goal under Simunic's marking, but unfortunately the ball was deflected wide by Simunic's interference, and the ball went out of the goal, causing a wave of amazement from the United fans in the stands.

Owen was able to get the ball under Simunic's letting go, let alone anyone else. Suddenly, Manchester United played the ball on the wing, and the way of fighting for the top in the middle became interested. But it didn't take long for Simunic and Pogaertz to jump up and head the ball away, and they were shown the cruelty of reality - in front of the German team, who were too early to play "The Eagles Over London".

After defending United's wide attacks, Hoffenheim continued their fast-paced attacking style of play, with waves of attacks coming towards Kucssac's goal.

Under such an onslaught, United's backline once again made mistakes. Defender Nemanja Vidic's pass sent the ball straight to Ibisevic's feet, and the Bosnian shot straight wide from 30 yards out.

Hoffenheim were back two minutes later, with Eduardo using his footwork to deceive Rio Ferdinand twice on the flank before crossing and Van Nistelrooy, who was on track from distance, fired wide.

In just a few minutes, United's backline was at a loss. Ferguson finally couldn't sit in the dugout, he left the dugout, walked to the sidelines, and then yelled at the players to calm them down.

In fact, Hoffenheim's football is fast, but Manchester United should not be so flustered, because fast football is common in the Premier League, and Manchester United have to see it once a weekend. Hoffenheim's football may be surprising and admired in Germany, but it's not uncommon in the Premier League, which as a whole is known for its fast pace. After the rise of Hoffenheim, the German media often used "fast football like the Premier League" to describe Rangnick's team.

Ferguson also mentioned this before the game, but at the beginning of the game, the blood rushed and the players forgot about it.

Now that Ferguson roared like this, everyone reacted - our opponent is just a country team, why should we be so nervous? Calm down, calm down, it's not a big deal, it's just a few shots, haven't they scored yet?

Calmed down, Manchester United began to play at a normal level. In the 19th minute, Sana fouled Wayne Rooney and gave United a 30-metre free-kick. Rooney took the penalty himself, and the ball deflected off the wall before grazing the left-hand post wide. The Hoffenheim players and fans were shocked into a cold sweat.

Seeing that Manchester United were gradually playing normally, Rangnick could not continue to sit in the dugout and remain indifferent. He got up from his seat and stood on the sidelines in the drizzle to watch the game.

It is truly an experienced team like Manchester United, and although there was a brief panic under the impact of Hoffenheim, they quickly regained their position. The same offensive was put on CSKA Moscow, and I am afraid that Hoffenheim would have already taken a 1-0 lead by now. Compared with CSKA Moscow, Manchester United is worthy of being a giant, with a background and courage.

However, this is also in Rangnick's prediction, otherwise Manchester United would be the strongest team in this group. If the giants are easily defeated by Hoffenheim, it means that the team has its own problems.

*※※ Manchester United regained the initiative and launched a fierce attack on the Hoffenheim penalty area amid the shouts of the fans. For a while, even Chu Zhongtian had to return to the front of the penalty area to assist in the defense, and he had no energy to organize the attack.

If United's offensive continues like this, Hoffenheim may actually concede a goal.

But luck was on Hoffenheim's side this time.

In the 25th minute, Manchester United striker Owen, who had been active and had a header that went wide of the goal, pulled his thigh muscles during a chase and could not continue the game. United had to make an early substitution, and this change also interrupted the rhythm of United's attack, and the surging offensive came to an abrupt end here.

Ferguson had to replace the injured Owen with "dashing brother" Berbatov. Owen high-fived Berbatov as he left the court, his face full of helplessness. Newcastle were relegated last season and he was reluctant to play in the Championship, so he made his own CV and pitched himself everywhere. After coming to Manchester United, wearing the number 7 shirt with a glorious tradition, he also wanted to regain his strength, but he never thought that injuries would always find him at such times.

Owen's injury has slowed United's offensive momentum. Hoffenheim won a respite.

That's when everyone realized how strong the opponent they were facing. The team that has been able to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, winning one title and one runner-up, is indeed not comparable to the likes of CSKA Moscow.

Chu Zhongtian naturally realized this, but he did not lose his fighting spirit because of this, and he was in awe. On the contrary, he was more motivated - and that was the kind of United he wanted to meet.

Taking advantage of the fact that Manchester United's rhythm had not yet recovered, Chu Zhongtian led Hoffenheim to launch an offensive. In the twenty-seventh minute, Chu Zhongtian rushed forward from the middle, and this time Fletcher won at the first time and wanted to entangle him. Chu Zhongtian didn't fight with Fletcher, but directly assigned the football to the side, and then he continued to step forward.

Selihovic crossed from the side, Chu Zhongtian grabbed the point in the middle, but the ball was pushed out by Ferdinand in advance.

Not far from the football being cleared, Sana decisively grabbed it, broke off the ball of the dashing brother, and then sent the football over.

At this time, Chu Zhongtian had already withdrawn from the penalty area, and the football was passed to him after being passed by Sana and Kolarov.

It was up to him to continue to organize the offensive.

Fletcher posted it again, although he didn't practice man-to-man defense, but now that Chu Zhongtian was in his defense area, he had no reason to stand idly by.

Fletcher held back a fire, wanting this Chu Zhongtian to see how powerful he was. Similarly, Chu Zhongtian was also holding his stomach, and he wanted to make Rangnick admit that it was wrong to underestimate him.

This is the first direct dialogue between the two sides.

Fletcher wanted to take the ball at Chu Zhongtian's feet, and Chu Zhongtian stepped on the football to pull it back, and at the same time twisted his body and blocked Fletcher behind him.

Fletcher didn't get a shot and continued to grab. That's his style, he's fierce in tackling in midfield, running aggressively and doesn't give up easily. His ferocious style was once angrily denounced by Arsene Wenger as "anti-football". But Ferguson loved it. That's one of the reasons why Fletcher was able to play in the star-studded Manchester United midfield.

But Chu Zhongtian is not a vegetarian either. He leaned on Fletcher and flicked the ball out so that Fletcher couldn't reach it. And then he didn't linger with Fletcher. Despite the fire in his heart to prove Rannick wrong, he wasn't overwhelmed and he knew what he had to do. He is the core of the team, and he can't fight with the opposing players with the football, which will delay the team's attack.

So as soon as Fletcher didn't have a chance to cut off his ball, he turned his hip and swept the ball to the right.

Eduardo received the ball and did not cross directly, but made a gesture of cutting inward, he dunked the ball to the middle, and the defender who defended him, O'Shea (john_oshea), followed and moved a step to the middle, and the center of gravity was adjusted, but Eduardo immediately followed the ball in the direction of the baseline. This time O'Shea couldn't turn around and was broken through by him!

"Beautiful! Two smashes in a row! ”

After the break, Eduardo opted for a cross, but his ball was cleared by United defender Nemanja Vidic and Hoffenheim won a throw-in.

While United are indeed very good, this flurry of attacks shows that Hoffenheim are not intimidated and are still actively looking to attack. Of course, this has to do with the fact that they have a core that is calm and at the same time full of fighting spirit. As long as Chu Zhongtian is motivated, he can drive his teammates around him to do their best with him. That's one of his most valuable qualities, he's the kind of player who can make the whole team play well, rather than having the whole team support him and make him play well as an individual.

Chu Zhongtian's two consecutive shots at the beginning gave a very strong signal to the teammates of the whole team - we must go all out in this game and work hard to win!

So everyone followed him and worked hard. A qualified leader must have such influence.

After all, Manchester United was Manchester United, and then they rediscovered their rhythm and attacked Hoffenheim's goal again. The two sides began a phase of attacking and defending each other.

Both teams created a number of chances during this time, but neither took them.

In the 32nd minute, United almost doubled their lead. Valencia steals Eduardo's ball up front and passes it to Berbatov, who shows off his dashing technique and slams the ball back to Valencia with his heel. Valencia latched on to Berbatov's clever backheel pass and burst into the box before sparring a one-on-one shot against onrushing goalkeeper Hildebrand, only to have his shot deflected wide...... The fans in the stands at Old Trafford cheered as they saw him burst into the box, ready to enjoy the goal. Unexpectedly, Valencia pushed the football away with one kick, and the cheers turned into huge sighs. Valencia also held her head in her hands in frustration.

Two minutes later, Hoffenheim changed colour with an equally beautiful attack, Chu Zhongtian sent a through ball and Ibisevic fired wide from distance.

In the 38th minute, United missed another great chance when Dimitar Berbatov's shot from the left side of the box was blocked and Rooney's one-on-one shot from 12 yards out was miraculously blocked by Hildebrand's legs.

Rooney hadn't been so unanimous that he wasn't excited enough until the ball got him featured in a close-up on the televised air.

The main reason for his lack of excitement was that the Hoffenheim backline kept a close eye on him, and despite the rapid attack of Manchester United in a short period of time, he basically did not get any decent chances in the first 30 minutes. Rooney likes to drop back, so once he drops back, Sana follows and doesn't allow him to get the ball comfortably. Rooney is physically strong, but Sana's body is not weak either, and there are many small moves in defense that make Rooney miserable.

Entering the penalty area, Rooney has to face a number of tall central defenders on the other side, and it is a little difficult to stand alone. Neither Owen nor the "dashing brother" Berbatov, who came on later, is the kind of striker who can resist the opposing defender in the penalty area and support him.

He has to attack and retreat to respond, both as a center forward and as a shadow striker, and it's no wonder that he doesn't have any outstanding performances. All the energy was spent on tangling with Hoffenheim's defensive players.

It was a good one-on-one goal, but it seemed that there were no decent chances after the game, and he didn't find the right shot, so the ball was saved by the goalkeeper.

As the end of the first half approached, neither side was conservative, but invariably picked up the tempo.

In the 39th minute, Hoffenheim won a corner kick, Salihovic drove it, and it was Chu Zhongtian who fought for the point in the penalty area. But his header from the edge of the six-yard box went wide of the net.

Immediately following United's attack, Wayne Rooney pulled to the side to pass the ball, Giggs crossed from the left side of the box, and Berbatov slipped when he shot from the top right corner of the six-yard box, and the ball was deflected off target. The dashing brother's jersey finally got dirty...... In the 41st minute, Vidic received a yellow card for a tactical foul on Ruud van Nistelrooy. It was also the first yellow card of the game. There was a yellow card at the end of the first half, and although the game between the two sides was intense, it was still clean.

In the 43rd minute, Berbatov and Valencia played a back-to-back pass together, and Rooney fired a low shot from 20 yards out, and the ball was firmly saved by Hildebrand.

In the 44th minute, Salihovic crossed from the left and Ibisevic's header from 15 yards was confiscated by goalkeeper Kucssac.

Soon after, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Hoffenheim drew 0-0 away at Manchester United.

※※※ At halftime, the German broadcaster Premiere TV commented on the first half, and praised Hoffenheim's performance, believing that they played normally and did not have stage fright in the face of a strong opponent like Manchester United. A draw with Manchester United is just a façade, and if you look closely at their performance, it can even be said that this draw is a bit regrettable. Both sides had chances, but neither took them. Hoffenheim played beautifully in the opening minutes, but unfortunately did not continue the momentum.

In the visiting dressing room, Rangnick also praised the performance of his players. But that was the opening statement, and then he was critical of the team's performance. In his opinion, Hoffenheim still looked very immature, and was not able to continue the advantage created by the opening place, but was quickly retaken by Manchester United. If it weren't for their luck, Owen happened to be injured and interrupted United's rhythm, maybe they wouldn't have been able to get this temporary draw.

'You have to be more aggressive in the second half, like you do in the league!'

In the home dressing room, Ferguson was unhappy with the performance of his players, and he scolded everyone in the blood. In addition to scolding him for not making other adjustments, in his opinion, his tactics are fine, the key is how well the players execute. At least in the first half of this game, his players didn't do their best.

"It's the UEFA Champions League, and you're playing against last season's Bundesliga winners! You have to give it your all! In the first half our backline gave them too many chances! I don't want to see that happen again in the second half! Offensively, Wayne, your role is too small! You're going to get excited! ”

After teaching everyone a lesson, he started pointing out the problems of the players one by one and then asked them to correct them in the second half.

"On top of that, we didn't defend enough against their number eight! The second half is going to be toughened, strengthened! Can't give him a chance to catch and pass the ball comfortably! ”

Chu Zhongtian instigated Hoffenheim's offensive many times in the first half, and his performance was all in Ferguson's eyes. The opening two shots on goal once gave him some illusions. Later, he found that Chu Zhongtian still focused more on organizing the attack, and he felt a little more relieved - everything was still in his expectations.

Therefore, the defensive focus in the second half is still on how to contain Chu Zhongtian's passing.

At the same time, on the other side, Rangnick was saying to Chu Zhongtian: "Chu, your shot at the beginning of the first half is very good. Continue to do this in the second half, I don't think the rain will stop for a while, you know what to do, right? ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

It's rainy, but it's a good weather for long-range shooting......

(To be continued)